YouTube law fight 'threatens net'

[lovuian]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7420955.stm

A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google.

Google's claim follows Viacom's move to sue the video sharing service for its inability to keep copyrighted material off its site.

Viacom says it has identified 150,000 unauthorised clips on YouTube.

In court documents Google's lawyers say the action "threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information" over the web.

The search giant's legal team also maintained that YouTube had been faithful to the requirements of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and that they responded properly to claims of infringement.

In papers submitted to a Manhattan court, Google said it and YouTube "goes far beyond its legal obligations in assisting content owners to protect their works".
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Viacom wants to shut down You Tube
I'm not surprised
But something will spring up in its place the Genie is out of the BottleO8)

[BlooInBloo]

1. It won't happen before the election, which is what they need in order to get anywhere.

[Gabi Hayes]

2. youtomb.mit.edu.....how much longer do they have?

http://youtomb.mit.edu/

YouTomb is a research project by MIT Free Culture that tracks videos taken down from YouTube for alleged copyright violation.

[lovuian]

3. You guys know I'm a Big You Tuber I have been contacted

by You Tube for copyright violation but get this the company who complained told me lets make a deal
you keep your video up and let us put advertising on it

I said cool DO it

Some of the companies just want a piece of the action and don't want to close it down

but Viacom wants it gone

[madrchsod]

4. universal decided to put some of their catalog on youtube

ans Canada is going to check electronic devices for copyright violations.......i think this is going to be a long fight

[lovuian]

5. kick

:kick: